Barclays PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2021

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FORM 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION


(a)	Full name of discloser:	Barclays PLC.

(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	PLAYTECH PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:	19 November 2021
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making	NO
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)


Class of relevant security:		Ordinary NPV
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	8,154,811	2.66%	5,780,262	1.89%

(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		5,626,353	1.84%	7,625,445	2.49%

(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%


	TOTAL:	13,781,164	4.50%	13,405,707	4.38%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)


Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales


Class of relevant	Purchase/sale	Number of	Price per unit
security		securities
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	100	7.5350 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	392	7.4000 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	400	7.2600 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	1,179	7.3815 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	1,333	7.3366 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	1,573	7.3378 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	1,858	7.4096 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	1,983	7.7050 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,012	7.3225 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,268	7.7150 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,405	7.5170 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,558	7.4030 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,778	7.4938 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	4,078	7.2500 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	4,979	7.3271 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	8,598	7.4164 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	10,786	7.3990 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	10,889	7.5300 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	11,560	7.6950 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	14,884	7.3953 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	24,800	7.5273 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	40,482	7.4718 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	46	7.4007 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	83	7.7000 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	633	7.3225 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	637	7.3417 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	798	7.2850 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	860	7.5850 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	996	7.2875 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	1,750	7.5120 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	1,937	7.4009 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	2,059	7.4754 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	3,351	7.3999 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	3,429	7.4156 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	3,905	7.4548 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	5,183	7.4018 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	6,411	7.5118 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	8,992	7.4215 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	12,137	7.5291 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	12,686	7.5172 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	24,800	7.3712 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	30,387	7.4431 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	32,568	7.5300 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	114,941	7.4518 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Long	1,286	7.4088 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	3,351	7.3999 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Long	4,076	7.3260 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	4,126	7.5516 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	4,643	7.5455 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	23,496	7.5159 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	23,549	7.5415 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Long	30,387	7.4431 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	90,351	7.4297 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Short	5,476	7.2685 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	44,210	7.5015 GBP

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise


Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)


Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements


Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				22 Nov 2021
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.